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W. H. JONES.

ADJUSTABLE PEDAL GUARD FOR PIANO'S.

No. 247,500. Patented Sept. 27,1881.

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. JONES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE PEDAL-GUARD FOR PIANOS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,500, dated September 27, 1881.

Application filed December 21, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. J oNEs, of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedals for Piano-Fortes andother Instruments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to ameans for protecting the lyre or other portion of the instrument from injury.

To this end the invention consistsin a novel construction, arrangement, and combination, with the pedal, of a guard adapted to be attached to the pedal and to be adjusted thereon,whereby provision is made for limiting the forward motion of the foot.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ofa pedal with one of my I (No model.)

The plate or guard B may be of any suitable form and construction. As shown, it is of an approximate horseshoe form, or of somewhat more than a half-circle, with a slotor opening in the diametrical portion adapting it to fit and slide on the shank of the pedal A, to which it is secured by any suitable means. In Figs. 1 and 2 the guard is shown as secured to the shank by means of a wedge, D, driven in between said shank and a shoulder, 0, formed. on the rear side of the plate B at the upper edge of thediametrical slotor opening. In Fig.3 the plateB is shown as formed with screw-threaded lugs f, through which pass set-screws g, the points of which bear against the shank. By either of these means the guard is firmly held in place, and may be readily moved from one position to another by any person of ordinary skill.

WhatI claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the pedal of a pianoforte or other instrument, the guard B, attached to the shank of the pedal between the foot-piece and the fulcrum by means of the wedge D, driven in between said shank, and the shoulders c on said guard, as herein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of J OHN l. BABBAGE, PAUL SANGER. 

